Prefixes
What does the prefix un- mean?
Not
The dog was tiny. What does tiny mean?
Very small
What is a synonym for happy?
Glad / joyful
What does -ed mean in jumped?
Already happened (past)
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
B. Hyperbole
What does re- mean in redo?
Again
She was exhausted after running all day. What does exhausted mean?
Very tired
What is an antonym for cold?
Hot
What does -ing mean in running?
Happening now
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
C. Personification
What does dis- mean in disagree?
Not / opposite of
The glass was fragile, and it broke. What does fragile mean?
Breaks easily
What does predict mean?
To guess what will happen
What does -er mean in teacher?
A person who does something
“As fast as a cheetah.”
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
D. Idiom
A. Simile
What does pre- mean in preview?
Before
A pair of Nike tennis shoes to every 4th grader was a generous gift. What does generous mean?
Giving a lot
What does compare mean?
Tell how things are alike
What does -ful mean in helpful?
Full of
The classroom was a zoo.”
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
C. Metaphor
What does mis- mean in mistake?
Wrong / badly
The room was gloomy, dark and quiet. What does gloomy mean?
Dark / sad
What does describe mean?
Tell about something
What does -less mean in hopeless?
Without
“Boom! Crash!”
A. Personification
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
B. Onomatopoeia